Farming and Environment
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Sales end year on high
SWAN Hill Livestock Exchange rallied to end its 2023 selling season on a high, with cattle prices defying the slump of the previous six months.…
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Basin Bill ‘bittersweet’
A GROUP that represents councils along the Murray River border says the passing of last week’s Restoring our Rivers Murray-Darling Basin Plan amendment Bill was…
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War widens within VFF
THE besieged Victorian Farmers Federation is now under attack on the dairy front. Federal Court Justice Jonathan Beach is expected to hand down his ruling…
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Basin deal brings out irrigation divide
ENVIRONMENTALISTS and irrigators have voiced opposing views on what the new Murray-Darling Basin Plan Bill will mean for basin communities. The Federal Government this week…
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Laughter and learning keys to Cameron’s success
CAMERON Warne has a wide grin on his face as he leans on his ute door, looking out across the windrowed canola on his farm…
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Barham abbatoir set for April start
BARHAM livestock producer and advocate Lauren Mathers has returned to the board of the Murray Plains Meat Co-op, six months after standing down as its…
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Have say on Goschen project
MEMBERS of the public are invited to have their say on VHM’s Goschen Rare Earth and Mineral Sand Project. The flagship project’s Environmental Effects Statement,…
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Game duck harvest stable
THE number of game ducks harvested this year was in line with the long-term average of 320,000, according to a Game Management Authority report. The…
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Report tick to buybacks
FARMERS have voiced their disappointment in the Productivity Commission after it backed the use of water buybacks as part of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The…
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Woolgrowers aim for $25m sale
MOULAMEIN’S Shippen family, one of Australia’s largest woolgrowers, is culling as much as $25 million worth of blue-ribbon Western District land from its portfolio. The…
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Growers can fight frost risk
NORTHERN Victorian grain growers have a suite of new resources to help them prepare for late frosts and a potential dry finish to the growing…
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Framework for water-take fairness
NEW legislation to further protect water users’ entitlements will come into effect next month. The Place of Take Approvals framework will ensure all entitlement holders…
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